Forbidden Planet (1956)
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Consensus: Shakespeare gets the deluxe space treatment in Forbidden Planet, an adaptation of The Tempest with impressive sets and seamless special effects.
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST is transformed in this landmark science-fiction film. Spacemen travel to a planet ruled by Dr. Edward Morbius (Walter Pidgeon), who has built a kingdom with his daughter... Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST is transformed in this landmark science-fiction film. Spacemen travel to a planet ruled by Dr. Edward Morbius (Walter Pidgeon), who has built a kingdom with his daughter and obedient robot Robby. The good doctor is plagued by his mad quest for knowledge through his "brain booster" machine, and by Freudian "monsters from the id" as his daughter discovers other men and learns to kiss. [More]
Starring: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens
Starring: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Earl Holliman, Jack Kelly, Richard Anderson, George D. Wallace, James Drury, Harry Harvey, Bob Dix, Jimmie Thompson
Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Screenwriter: Cyril Hume
Producer: Nicholas Nayfack
Composer: Bebe Barron, Louis Barron
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